masculine · dhutta 1 · dhutta 2
a gambler; a bad character; a cheat, a scoundrel, a rake
Dhutta [Sanskrit dhūrta, from dhūrvati and dhvarati to injure, deceive, cf. Latin fraus; Indo-Germanic °dhreu, an enlarged form of which is °dreugh in Sanskrit druhyati, drugdha = Old High German triogan, troum etc.: see duhana] of abandoned life, wild, fast, cunning, crafty, fraudulent; wicked, bad. (masculine) a rogue, cheat, evil-minded person, scoundrel, rascal. There are three sorts of a wild life, viz. akkha° in gambling, itthi° with women, surā° in drink (Snp 106; Ja IV 255). — Vin II 277 (robber, highwayman); A III 38 (a°); IV 288 (itthi°); Ja I 49 (surā°), 290, 291; II 416; III 287; IV 223, 494 (surā°); Thig-a 250 (itthi°), 260 (°purisa), 266 (°kilesa); Pv-a 3, 5 (itthi°, surā°), 151. feminine dhutti (dhuttī) Ja II 114 (°brāhmaṇī).
(masc, masc, pp of √dhur) rogue; villain; scoundrel; rascal; gangster who leads a corrupted life, scoundrel, cheat [lit.] corrupted Construction: √dhur + ta
(pp, pp of √dhur) wicked; bad; corrupt; evil [lit.] corrupted Construction: √dhur + ta